Labanaris AP , Kuhn R , Schott GE, Zugor V " Impact factors in urology - How well do our journals stack up against other medical and surgical journals? " UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS 78 (4): 299-304 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: Labanaris at web.de 

Title: Impact factors in urology - How well do our journals stack up 
against other medical and surgical journals? 

Author(s): Labanaris AP (Labanaris, Apostolos P.), Kuhn R (Kuhn, Reinhard), 
Schott GE (Schott, Guenter E.), Zugor V (Zugor, Vahudin) 

Source: UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS 78 (4): 299-304 2007 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 6      Times Cited: 0  
      
Abstract: Introduction: The purpose of our analysis was to assess the 
performance of urological journals in terms of the standardized measures 
created by the Institute of Scientific Information ( ISI) Journal Citation 
Report (R) ( JCR) in comparison to other medical and surgical fields. 
Additionally, an evaluation of all original articles, clinical or 
experimental, published in the year 2005, assessing the time interval 
needed from submission to publication, submission to acceptance, and 
acceptance to publication of a manuscript was conducted for all urologic 
journals. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with the help of 
the ISI JCR and the University of Erlangen Medical Center's library ( and 
on-line library). Results: The field of urology demonstrates satisfactory 
measures created by the ( ISI) JCR in comparison with various fields of 
medicine. In comparison with the surgical field, urological journals 
demonstrate outstanding results. Discussion: The impact factor is a measure 
of the importance of scientific journals. Urological journals stack up 
quite well against other medical and especially surgical journals. 
Copyright (c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel. 
Author Keywords: impact factor; publication time; urological journals 
Addresses: Labanaris AP (reprint author), Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Med Ctr, 
Dept Urol, Krankenhausstr 12, DE-91054 Erlangen, Germany
Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Med Ctr, Dept Urol, DE-91054 Erlangen, Germany
Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Dept Urol, Martha Maria Med Ctr, Acad Hosp, 
Nurnberg, Germany

E-mail Addresses: Labanaris at web.de 

Publisher: KARGER, ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND 
Subject Category: Urology & Nephrology 
IDS Number: 166QP 

ISSN: 0042-1138 

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